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Female Head

Maker
DateGreek period, 3rd-1st century B.C.E.
GeographyNaucratis, Al Buḩayrah, Egypt, Africa
MediumPottery
Dimensionsoverall (approx.): 4 13/16 in. x 2 3/4 in. x 2 3/4 in. (12.2 cm x 7 cm x 7cm)
Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Fund
Object number1911.25
Status
Not on view
ProvenanceExcavated 1884-1885; Gift of the Egyptian Exploration Society 1911; Loaned in 1949 from Farnworth Museum, Wellesley College to Boston Children's Museum.
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